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for rae
a foray into the past – pardon the pun. my friend rae has been rather insistent that i get my act together and use the blog. rae, whom i’ve known for about 30 years (since she was very very young)...
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a garden is…
Recently, a pleasant and wellmeaning gentleman came to see my garden for a “beautiful gardens” event sponsored by the local paper. Though flattered to be considered, my garden is still too young for...
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egg…citing
yes! two of the girls gave it their all this morning and delivered two small brown eggs :) i can only hope that we’ll soon have fresh eggs for breakfast on a regular basis…the hens are 4 1/2 months...
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jamming…
it has been a number or years since we last tried to can anything; so cross your fingers. using small yellow plums from our neighbours and blueberries bought on the cheap from a local farmer we charged...
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Mon petit chien
Frederique, my friend in Paris, has asked for some pictures of Max to show her maman. The latest picture is of Max getting a drink from the pond while it is frozen over…the first time he tried, he...
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pineapple express
we’ve had mild weather for the last few days, so mild, that all traces of winter have disappeared. it’s 7 a.m. and 11 degrees, about the same as a june morning. i suppose it is natures nudge that i...
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unique bird house
recently i posted on my facebook page about the generosity of neighbours. this has been an ongoing theme for us since moving to hope, three years ago this month. Randy, a local carver has been...
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Tie up your staked veggies with….
…painters tape! having lost or used up all my velcro ties i was desperate to get more, then realized i had rolls of left over painters tape. (it must have been the colour that clued me to the idea)...
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may has busted out all over!
…if you know the song…it should be june ;) the flower gardens are way ahead of themselves and I fear come august or even july the flowers will be spent. for now the colours are bright and the buds...
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rhododendron flats
on a short day trip we had the chance to stop at rhododendron flats in manning park. the grove of pacific rhododendron is just off highway 3 (the crowsnest) highway. there is a small parking lot and...
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this morning in the garden…
we’re ahead of schedule with almost everything. the fennel has overgrown and new seedling are planted, beets and greens ready for canning and soon the tomatoes. this morning we picked 5 kilo of...
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fraser river bridge – hope, b.c.
The attached photo of the “water avenue bridge” was taken january 1, 2016, looking north. The fraser river is at its lowest during the winter months, a steep path on the south entry of the bridge gives...
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winter solitude – par 72
hope golf course – photo taken january 2, 2016 facing northwest. a beautiful 9-hole golf course that anyone can afford to play. the coquihalla river runs the length of the course on the south side and...
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on the edge
a very careful but brisk walk along the frozen edge of the mighty fraser. temperature -4C with a wind chill to -15C. ice crusting along the edge today, january 3, 2016 the fraser river is nearing it...
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defying gravity
this snowman at a neighbour’s house has been intriguing me for days. it is about 2 metres tall and for the last week has developed a distinct lean; unseen is a can of beer in its other hand. i think it...
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seeing red! …roasted tomato sauce
the beginning of fall and the last of the tomatoes (about 10 kg) from my garden are ready for sauce. this is the second batch we’ve processed in the last couple of weeks, much to my surprise as i only...
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mountain highway
the second leg of our journey took us from kaslo to golden, jasper and grande prairie. our usual habit is to travel up highway 1, the transcanada and head north just before lake louise via the...
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le jardin en juin
it’s been a while since my last post… over the past two years i’ve been working on a new “step” garden down the north side of the drive, it’s not completed, but it has been planted and needs only the...
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